Intercropping tef and sunflower in semi-arid areas of Welo, Ethiopia

Tropical Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-21

  Bayu, Wondimu ^a   Addisu, Molla ^a   Tadesse, Besufekad ^a   Admassu, Legesse ^a  

^a Sirinka Agricultural Research Center   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Land equivalent Ratio; Land use advantage; Mixed cropping; Sunflower; Tef; Yield advantage

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS;

EID: 34247143240     PISSN: 00413291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ts.185     Document Type: Article

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